Legacy of the Incas (German: Das Vermächtnis des Inka) is a 1965 adventure film directed by Georg Marischka and starring Guy Madison, Rik Battaglia, and Heinz Erhardt.[1] It was made as a co-production between Bulgaria, Italy, Spain, and West Germany. It is based on the 1892 novel of the same name by Karl May, and was part of a boom in adaptations of the writer's work.[2]

Legacy of the Incas
Directed byGeorg Marischka
Written by
Produced byAlberto Grimaldi, Franz Marischka, Carl Szokoll
Starring
CinematographySiegfried Hold, Juan Mariné Bruguera
Edited byAnneliese Artelt, Enzo Alabiso
Music byAngelo Francesco Lavagnino
Production
companies
  • Boyana Film
  • Franz Marischka Film
  • Orbita Films
  • Produzioni Europee Associate
  • Studija Za Igralni Filmi
  • Tritone Cinematografica
  • Órbita Films
Distributed by
  • Universal Films Española
  • Nora-Filmverleih
Release date
  • 21 August 1965 (1965-08-21)
Running time
100 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Bulgaria
  • West Germany
LanguageGerman

Location shooting took place in Peru, Spain and Bulgaria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Saverio D'Eugenio.

Synopsis

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In nineteenth century Peru, two envoys are sent by the government to negotiate with descendants of the Incas and other tribes to stave off a rebellion. Meanwhile, a bandit who killed an Inca priest several years prior seeks to exploit the unrest to his own advantage.

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 113.
  2. ^ Bergfelder, p. 252.

Bibliography

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  • Bergfelder, Tim (2005) [2004]. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-539-2.
  • Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
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